Windows desktop databases, such as Microsoft's FoxPro, must compete with Rapid Application Development tools.
[theme : DATABASES]
Gigabyte drives for notebooks will be standard this fall
[theme : STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES]
BYTE takes a close look at the first PCI-based Mac
[theme : PCI POWER MACS]
New products and services that link Lotus Notes to the Internet are expanding the uses of Lotus's groupware platform.
[theme : GROUPWARE]
High-end network servers offer an alternative to mainframe systems when combined with new 64-bit relational database management software from Oracle.
[theme : ENTERPRISE COMPUTING]
Move over quad speed, a new CD-ROM performance king has arrived.
[theme : CD-ROM DRIVES]
AST Research's Ascentia 950N notebook offers full-motion video and graphics. Xerox improves the OCR accuracy in TextBridge Professional Edition 3.0; ViewSonic's 15GA and 17GA monitors include built-in speakers; and more.
[theme : NEW PRODUCTS]
Ten tips for using the Internet as a strategic business tool.
[theme : THE INTERNET] [author : Nicholas Baran]
Jon Udell, executive editor for new media, launches a monthly column, The BYTE Network Project, to help you mine the opportunities of business-to-business networking.
[author : Jon Udell]
Slowly, very slowly.
[theme : OPERATING SYSTEMS] [author : David S. Linthicum]
Optimizing complex queries on distributed databases.
[theme : DATABASES] [author : John Cuadrado]
3-D graphics is becoming essential in applications from financial analysis to entertainment, and new standards support the trend.
[theme : GRAPHICS] [author : Edmund X. Dejesus]
Hollywood-style computer-generated 3-D special effects are no further than your desktop computer.
[author : Grant S. Boucher]
Financial traders can operate almost anywhere with new data-analysis software and virtual-reality interfaces.
[author : David Baum]
New 3-D standards will enhance the applications - and even the OS - you'll be using.
[author : John Foust]
Six new uninstaller utilities take the pain and suffering out of removing Windows applications.
[theme : WINDOWS UTILITIES] [author : Stan Miastkowski]
Sun's Netra and Performance Technology's Instant Internet can both get your LAN onto the Internet fast.
[theme : THE INTERNET] [author : Ben Smith]
Five all-in-one packages make it easy to get on the Internet, but not without some bumps along the way.
[theme : THE INTERNET] [author : Scott Higgs]
Hummingbird's eXceed delivers native X Window System to Windows NT.
[theme : NETWORKING] [author : Steven Baker]
Toshiba's lightweight, low-voltage Pentium powerhouse makes a great traveling companion.
[theme : PORTABLE PENTIUMS] [author : Rex Baldazo]
The Visix Galaxy cross-platform environment lets you quickly develop object-oriented applications without the shortcomings of high-level abstraction.
[theme : APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT] [author : Barry Nance]
Wabi 2.0 makes Unix more Windows-friendly.
[theme : WINDOWS ON UNIX] [author : Doug Tamasanis]
Looking for more bandwidth? Our BYTE/NSTL Lab report describes how we tested 29 Ethernet switching hubs. We provide the data and the analysis - you make the choice.
[theme : ETHERNET SWITCHING HUBS]
HP's PA-8000 employs multiple function units and a radical out-of-oder execution strategy aimed at creating the fastest RISC yet.
[theme : CPUS] [author : Dick Pountain]
The next generation of Macintosh OS has been delayed until early 1996 so that Apple can implement a Hardware Abstraction Layer - which should help support a Mac clone market.
[theme : OPERATING SYSTEMS] [author : Tom Thompson]
Sometimes a wrong answer to a programming problem leads you to the right answer.
[theme : PROGRAMMING] [author : Rick Grehan]
For users who need both an ISDN link and a traditional analog phone line, the new hybrid ISDN/analog modems may be the perfect solution.
[author : Salvatore Salamone]
Windows 95 comes to Chaos Manor, and Jerry gets yet another lesson in networking.
[author : Jerry Pournelle]
What's wrong with computers, a CD-ROM for real golf fans, and - believe it or not - a Unix book that's fun to read.
[author : Edmund X. Dejusus and Rich Friedman and Doug Tamasanis]
Broadcasting Usenet can help avoid the problems of cost and censorship.
[author : Arun Mehta]
[author : Raphael Needleman]
Highlights from two decades of covering the PC revolution.
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